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Canu, Federico, Jorge Hinojosa Garza, Merete Villum Pederson, Andrea Bacher, and Helena Rey de Assis. "Making the Business Case for Climate Smart Investments: Guidelines for the Tourism Sector". United Nations Environment Programme. November 2021. https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/...
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